House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Monday said he will not support Republican legislation that would at least temporarily re-open the government if and when it reaches the lower chamber.

On Sunday night, 42 days into the government shutdown, a small group of Senate Democrats broke from their party and voted to advance a spending package that would fund the federal government through January but does not include a key Democratic demand: the extension of Affordable Care Act healthcare subsidies.

If the subsidies expire, millions of Americans who rely on ACA policies could see their monthly premiums double or triple in cost.

“That is unacceptable,” Jeffries said at a press conference on Monday. “It will be unaffordable for working-class Americans, middle class Americans and everyday

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